Chicken Quesadilla Recipe – Back to School Lunch

A couple of years ago I discovered a really quick and easy way to make a delicious chicken quesadilla, and my family loves them! They work well for packing in a school lunch, so I wanted to share this recipe along with some other great school lunch ideas from Foodie.com.

Let’s look at my favorite ingredients to use for this chicken quesadilla recipe.

Tortillas – my favorite are Mission Artisan Multigrain

Chicken – quick and easy so I use canned chicken breast from Costco

Salsa – mix a few tablespoons of salsa in with the chicken, I like black bean & corn salsa

Cheese – whichever mexican blend shredded cheese is on sale

Place a tortilla in your skillet.

Add a small amount of shredded cheese around the tortilla.

Sprinkle the chicken and salsa mixture on top of the cheese.

Add another amount of cheese around the tortilla.

Place another tortilla on top.

Cook the quesadilla over medium high heat, flipping once you notice the cheese melting so it helps “stick” the two sides together. Try and flip fast and you’ll avoid loosing all your good filling into the skillet. The quesadilla tortillas should get some dark spots and crispy.

Before cutting, let the quesadilla set for a couple of minutes to help the cheese firm up.

Wrap in some foil and tuck in your kid’s lunch box for a yummy school lunch.

Quick & Easy Chicken Quesadilla

Cuisine: Mexican

Author: Stuffed Suitcase

Prep time: 2 mins

Cook time: 4 mins

Total time: 6 mins

Serves: 1-2

This is a quick and easy recipe for a delicious chicken quesadilla. Perfect for family dinners or for packing in school lunches.

Ingredients

2 tortillas

1 can chicken breast

salsa

shredded cheese

Instructions

Place a tortilla in your skillet.

Add a small amount of shredded cheese around the tortilla.

Sprinkle the chicken and salsa mixture on top of the cheese.

Add another amount of cheese around the tortilla.

Place another tortilla on top.

Cook the quesadilla over medium high heat, flipping once you notice the cheese melting so it helps “stick” the two sides together. Try and flip fast and you’ll avoid loosing all your good filling into the skillet. The quesadilla tortillas should get some dark spots and crispy.

Before cutting, let the quesadilla set for a couple of minutes to help the cheese firm up.

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